Name: Ani Ferrell

School: Round Rock High School

Grade level: 12th

Plans after high school: After high school, I am planning on trying out for the Kilgore College Rangerettes. After this, I will hopefully attend either Texas State or The University of Texas.

Career goals: I have not yet decided what I would like to pursue a career in. I am excited to explore that in college!

What I hope to bring to TFDE: I hope to bring new and creative ideas to TFDE that help to improve the organization. I am super excited to serve as a student officer this year!

Name: Jolie Ferrell [RETURNING OFFICER}

School: Round Rock High School

Grade Level: 12th Grade

Plans after high school: My plans after high school are to audition for the Kilgore College Rangerettes and then attend the University of Texas at Austin.

Career goals: I hope to have a careering which I can help people and that that I am passionate about.

What you hope to bring to TFDE: This year, I hope to help TFDE become a safe and welcoming environment for students to learn and grow. Although teaching and dancing in front of others can be intimidating at first, I hope to make TFDE the perfect place for people who are hoping to try new things.

Name: Macy Richter

School: McNeil High School

Grade Level: 12th

Plans after high school: Get a major in history education and business and a minor in dance education.

Career: Be a U.S history teacher as well as a dance teacher/ dance studio owner.

What I hope to bring to TFDE: A great dancing environment where people feel welcomed no matter the dance experience.

Name: Yvonne Johns

School: Stony Point High School

Grade level: 11

Plans after high school: Major in business at University of North Texas

Career goals: work in finance or marketing

What you hope to bring to TFDE: I hope to bring fun, creative ideas and amplify the energy of the group

Name: Corynn Kewish

School: Round Rock High School

Grade level: 12

Plans after high school: To attend Sam Houston State University, and major in kinesiology!

Career goals: I would like to be a yoga instructor

What you hope to bring to TFDE: I hope to help make TFDE a welcoming environment to everybody, along with helping them have amazing experiences and have fun doing what we all love!

Name: Ashley Lancaster

School: Stony Point High School

Grade Level: 11th Grade

Plans after high school: After high school I will hopefully attend either A&M, Texas State, or Baylor University.

Career Goals: I have not yet decided what kind of career I would like to do, but I am excited to explore in college!

What I hope to bring to TFDE: I hope to bring new ideas to TFDE and I hope to help improve the organization.

Name: Alyssa Walthers

School: Stony Point High School

Grade Level: 11th Grade

Plans After High School: I would like to go to Baylor or Texas A&M for college and major in psychology and minor in dance.

Career Goals: I want to get my masters in psychology and work as a children's psychologist.

What I hope to bring to TFDE: I hope to bring lots of new ideas for events and the organization in general. I also hope to spread the word about TFDE and help everyone feel welcomed and excited about TFDE!!

Name: Annelise Ferrell

School: Round Rock High School

Plans After High School: After High School, I would like to possibly try for Rangerettes and then get a degree at a University.

Career Goals: I would like to be a Physical Therapist.

What you hope to bring to TFDE: I hope to bring lots of amazing, new ideas to Texas Future Dance Educators. I am super excited for this upcoming year!!!

Name: Jolie Ferrell

School: Round Rock High School

Plans after High School: My plans after high school are to audition for the Kilgore College Rangerettes and then attend the University of Texas at Austin.

Career Goals: I hope to obtain a degree from a University and then have a career that I am very passionate about.

What I hope to bring to TFDE: This year, I hope to help TFDE become a safe and welcoming environment for students to learn/grow in. Although teaching and dancing in front of others can be intimidating at first, I hope to make TFDE the perfect place for people who are hoping to try new things.

Name: Eli HernandezSchool: East Austin College Prep

Grade level: 11th

Plans after high school: My plans after high school are to Attend A four year college to get a Dance Degree

Career goals: My career goals are to Become a Dance Director and Be a teacher a Dance Studio

What you hope to bring to TFDE: I hope to bring spirit and new ideas and leadership to TFDE because it's such a great program already and I know that I can expand on it

Name: Abby Johns [RETURNING]

School: Stony Point High School

Grade Level: 12th Grade

Plans after high school: Attending College

Career goals: International Business Associate

What I hope to bring to TFDE: Friends, Fun, and Furthering Futures!

Name: Neha Maddali [RETURNING]

School: Westwood High School

Grade level: 12th

Plans after high school: I plan to study either medicine or biomedical sciences at Stanford.

Career goals: I want to become involved in medicine, possibly become a doctor, while continuing to dance(:

What I hope to bring to TFDE: I want to bring the dancers of Austin closer together and spread the word about this amazing organization.

Name: Madison Rocha [RETURNING]

School: McNeil High School

Grade level: 12th

Plans after high school: I want to go to college at the University of Texas to study in robotic engineering.

What I am hope to bring to TFDE: I hope to bring new ideas, positive attitude and a fresh perspective.

Name: Anna Solis [RETURNING]

School: McNeil High School

Grade Level: 12th grade

Plans after high school: I will hopefully attend Texas State or UT to study marketing/communications or psychology.

Career goals: I hope to pursue a career in which I can help people.

What I hope to bring to TFDE: A new creative input and a hardworking attitude.

Name: Hannah VillarrealSchool: Cedar Ridge High School

Grade level: 12th

Plans after high school: I hope to attend either Texas A&M or The University of Texas where I will pursue a degree in Psychology. In the future, I would like to be a clinical child psychologist.

What I hope to bring to TFDE: As a TFDE officer, I hope to increase awareness of the wonderful experiences provided by this organization and to share my love of dance with the community.

Name: Haley Billasano

School: Hendrickson High School

Grade level: Junior

Plans after high school: attend A&M

What I am hoping to bring to TFDE: I am hoping to bring positivity to this organization as well as effort.

Name: Cara Caldwell

School: Round Rock High School

Grade Level: 12th

Plans after high school: Go to a college to major in dance or education.

Career goals: Teach classes in dance and 1st grade

What I hope to bring to TFDE: Ideas in order to help the organization grow.

Name: Abby Johns

School: Stony Point High School

Grade Level: 11th Grade

Plans after high school: Attending College

Career goals: International Business Associate

What I hope to bring to TFDE: Friends, Fun, and Furthering Futures!

Name: Neha Maddali

School: Westwood High School

Grade level: 11th

Plans after high school: I plan to study either medicine or biomedical sciences at Stanford.

Career goals: I want to become involved in medicine, possibly become a doctor, while continuing to dance(:

What I hope to bring to TFDE: I want to bring the dancers of Austin closer together and spread the word about this amazing organization.

Name: Brendan Filip Rodriguez

School: Cedar Ridge High School

Grade Level: 12th

Plans after high school: To attend Sam Houston State University majoring in Musical Theatre and Dance. Auditioning for the Orange Pride Dance Team.

Career goals: To perform on broadway, on cruiselines, at disney, to be in Newsies, and to be in a national touring cast for any show (Cats!?)

What I hope to bring to TFDE: I hope to bring excitement and a new perspective to TFDE Austin. Everyone has different ideas and thoughts and I'd love to share mine while also pumping everyone up for the new season, getting more members, and celebrating an amazing craft in which all of us share and love! I am full of energy and hope for a great year with great people!

Name: Madison Rocha

School: McNeil High School

Grade level: 11th

Plans after high school: I want to go to college at the University of Texas to study in robotic engineering.

What I am hope to bring to TFDE: I hope to bring new ideas, positive attitude and a fresh perspective.

Name: Anna Solis

School: McNeil High School

Grade Level: 11th grade

Plans after high school: I will hopefully attend Texas State or UT to study marketing/communications or psychology.

Career goals: I hope to pursue a career in which I can help people.

What I hope to bring to TFDE: A new creative input and a hardworking attitude.

Name: Rya Mahaney

School: McNeil High School

Grade Level: 12th

Plans after high school: Go on to college to double major in English/History, then law school

Career Goals: Become either a corporate or international lawyer

Work to bring fun and exciting events to members, and establish a network of communication where members stay involved, in the know, and excited for said TFDE events.

Name: Gabriella Mosqueda

School: Cedar Ridge High School

Grade level: 10th

Plans after high school: After highschool I hope to attend college at Arizona State Univeristy. If possible I would like to be on the ASU dance team. When in college, I would like to major in dance and minor in business.

Career goals: In the future, I hope to join a dance company, and while being apart of a company, begin auditioning for musicals. I hope to be on Broadway eventually. And after all that, I would like to open a dance studio and choreograph.

What I hope to bring to TFDE: I hope to bring a positive vibe to TFDE. I want the organization to turn into a big family. I personally think it would be so nice to have a close relationship between all dancers around the state. Dance is a place to express yourself and what better way to do that than with other dancers!

Name: Tiffany Nguyen

School: Westwood High School

Grade level: 10

Plans after high school: To attend a good university and pt school.

Career goals: If all goes well I hope to achieve my dream of becoming a physical therapist and dance teacher:)

What I hope to bring to TFDE: I hope to get the Austin community to be more aware of this great organization for future dance educators/dancers.

Name: Catie Robinson

School: Round Rock High School

Grade: 12th

Plans after high school: I want to attend a university and major in dance, with either a second major or minor in another field such as journalism.

Career goals: I want to pursue a career in the dance industry in some way.

What I hope to bring to TFDE: I want to help promote TFDE and its events and make the organization more well known to local studios and drill teams.

Name: Oddalys Salcido [RETURNING]

School: Stony Point High School

Grade level: 12th

Plans after High School: I am currently looking at attending TAMU or TXST and majoring in business management.

Career goals: My career goal is to one day open up my own dance studio.

What I hope to bring to TFDE: I hope to bring TONS of new people to TFDE. This organization is growing so fast and I want to be part of the process of spreading it to young dancers and making Texas Future Dance Educators reach all of Texas. I also want to bring my knowledge of being a member for three years and a student officer for two to the new officers so we are able to be as efficient with our ideas and get the most out of this year as possible. I can't wait for a great year!

Name: Alison WingateSchool: Hendrickson High School

Grade Level: 12th

Plans after high school: attend A&M, study Health Kinesiology

Career after high school: become a drill team director

What I hope to bring to TFDE: I hope that this is an organization that came bring knowledge and connections into the dance education world

Name: April Rodriguez

School: Cedar Ridge High School

Grade level: 12

Plans after high school: Dance major University of Colorado Boulder

Career goals: Dance Teacher, Competitive Director

What they hope to bring to TFDE: new ideas and organization

Name: Hannah Neville

School: McNeil High School

Grade: 12th

Plans for after high school: I plan on going to a college to study dance education!

Career: My ideal career would be a Drill Team director

What I want to bring to TFDE: I want to bring this group together. I would like all of us dancers to be friends and bond! I want to get the word out and recruit girls that have any interest in dance education or just dance in general!

School: Stony Point High School

Grade level: 11th grade

Plans after high school: After high school I plan to try out for the world famous Kilgore College Rangerettes! (Hopefully) After being there for two years, I hope to transfer to UT to study business and continue with dance.

Career goals: As I grow up, I plan to open up a dance studio (:

What they hope to bring to TFDE: Being in this organization, I hope to bring many great things upon us. A lot of those being a great attitude, always be willing to help and do way more than what is being asked, sharing our incredible passion for dance together, responding to things always in a mature way, plan things when needed, incorporate my wild imagination onto things, and being someone people are able to look up to and go to for anything, anytime! (: